NHAI to do pre-tender health check on highways, share data with bidders

Appoints Crisil, Deloitte and Mazars to conduct due diligence of nine stretches that would be tendered this month

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which is currently tendering road monetisation projects, has started of a unique data-sharing plan with prospective bidders. It is undertaking the task of conducting due diligence for the contracts prior to their bidding.

NHAI will ascertain the health of TOT or toll-operate-transfer projects, which would then be offered to international investors for their operation and maintenance. 

An NHAI-appointed consultant would establish a data bank of the road assets that would be tendered. These O&M contracts are usually for 20-25 years and hence the prospective bidders require a detailed blueprint of the contract before